Georgia Court of Appeals, 1927

Ellis v. State

Ellis v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 11, 1927 · Luke
36 Ga. App. 771; 138 S.E. 257; 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 307

Ellis v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

Evidence that the defendant and another negro, employees of the Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation, were on their knees in the gear-room of that corporation, with a coat lying on the floor between them; that the defendant was shuffling cards; that when a policeman entered the room the other negro grabbed a number of pieces of silver money from the said coat, and that a third negro was standing with his hands on his knees apparently observing the proceedings, is sufficient to sustain the defendant’s conviction of gaming. Frost v. State, 120 Ga. 311 (47 *772S. E. 901); Welsh v. State, 6 Ga. App. 783 (65 S. E. 815); Simmons v. State, 17 Ga. App. 288 (86 S. E. 657); Griffin v. State, 2 Ga. App. 534 (58 S. E. 781); Washington v. State, 24 Ga. App. 65 (100 S. E. 31); Schley v. State, 25 Ga. App. 549 (103 S. E. 799); Roberts v. State, 26 Ga. App. 66 (105 S. E. 707); Griffin v. State, 5 Ga. App. 43 (62 S. E. 685).

Decided May 11, 1927. Zach Childers, for plaintiff in error. T. O. Marshall, solicitor, contra.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.

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